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DISEASES OF THE HORSE'S FOOT 



by wounds to the flexor tendons, the alteration in the 

 direction of the limb is often so great as to produce 

 'knuckling over ' of the fetlock. This, to a very great 

 extent, may be remedied by the use of a shoe with calkins 

 ?nd an extended toe-piece (see Fig 84). 



With this shoe a certain amount of forced exercise is 



Fig. 84.— The Shoe with Extended Toe-piece and High 

 Calkins. 



advisable, and at intervals of about two weeks the calkins 

 should be somewhat lowered, until the heels are brought as 

 close to the ground as is possible. In giving directions for 

 this shoe to be made the veterinary surgeon must, when 

 referring to the length of the toe-piece, be guided entirely 

 by the condition of the case. Ordinarily, a suitable length 

 is from 3 to 4 inches. It is necessary also to warn the 



